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COP JihadDave, give me a break. After readingyour tirade, I had two thoughts either youre an idiot or you never worea badge in your life. Do I have yourattention yet? Youre mad at a USAttorney for doing his job the job hewas assigned to do by a superior; albeita distasteful job. Gee wiz, I bet younever heard of an officer of the lawwho had to serve a warrant or make anarrest he found distasteful or funda-mentally wrong. If you havent you arewriting for the wrong magazine.The prosecution in both cases youpresented aclear andimminent threat tohuman life. Regret-tably, Deputy Hernandezdidnt have the benefit ofmy training ofcers adviceand he probably didntwatch any use of forceepisodes on the localLETN. They would have advised himnot to re at a eeing vehicle. Part of thetraining I learned was an important term,The Judicious Use of Force. We all

He needs tohave the fleasof a thousandcamels infesthis crotch ...8 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:57 AM Page 8Now your nger is all you need to get to your handgun or your valuables. The GunVault Bio uses ngerprint recognition biometrics and a spring-loaded door to give you instant access to your safes contents when you need itand strong, tamperproof security when you dont. Mounts securely to walls,oors, drawers or inside your vehicleits the ultimate insult to criminals everywhere.www.gunvault.com 800-242-1055Just for the record, I have heard ofofcers whove had to serve a warrantor make an arrest they found distastefulor fundamentally wrong. Fortunately forme, I was never put in that position. So itmay be easy for me to assert I wouldntdo it. Id like to think I wouldnt sell outmy integrity to go along with a less thanethical order even if it means Id befired and have to sell insurance, usedcars, flip burgers or something evenworse like be a magazine editor (pleasedont tell my mother).As for a tirade about Johnnyhave to face our day in court.Oh, yeah I really like the magazinekeep up the good work.Joseph C. DenslowTexasJoseph, thanks for the kind wordsabout the magazine. We try to bringgood information, opinions and thoughtprovoking subjects to our readers. Iespecially enjoy the times whensomeone writes to take on one of mypositions. I will almost always printthem, as I want our readers to get dif-ferent takes on a given subject. Thatway they can make up their own mindson an issue. So let me tell you where Istand on the issues in your email.If I have to wear an idiot tag on thisone, then I wear it proudly. I was a copfor 30 years, so from your hypothesis,the only thing left for me is that Im anidiot. Okay, Ive been called a lot worse.You are absolutely correct about thefact Im mad at the US Attorney specically, Johnny Sutton. Lets makesure everyone knows that name sowhen he runs for ofce down the road,his name will be associated with thespineless act hes so damn proud of.If that means refusingor disregarding anillegal or unethicalorder from a superior,then we need to be ableto ride the heat thataction brings upon us.Suttons boss, Im working on it. ButIll just have to let it fester and build alittle more before it pops. I voted for theguy and still support some of his poli-cies but I find his handling of theborder issues despicable. Ill leave it atthat for now and Ill clear everythingelse with the Secret Service rst.My training regarding shooting at afleeing vehicle was similar to yours.Deputy Hernandez may have or notmay have been exposed to training inthat area. I dont know. But we dontknow what really happened there. Iseriously doubt the jury knows either.One thing I do know is your JudiciousUse of Force should be predicated onthe ofcers perceived threat. Even if hewas found to be wrong in using anunnecessary level of force, he shouldnever have been prosecuted disci-plined, maybe big difference.As cops, we owe it to the people weserve to uphold the Constitution of theUnited States. It was part of the oath Itook. If that means refusing or disre-garding an illegal or unethical orderfrom a superior, then we need to beable to ride the heat that action bringsupon us. Id much rather look in theJACOPsec1 5/23/07 8:55 PM Page 9RETURNFIRE10 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007mirror and see someone my kids can beproud of even though Im a magazineeditor than an unethical political sellout masquerading as an officer of thecourt. Dave or Idiot if you prefer.Dave, Thank you for bringing this tomore peoples attention. My hope isthose eas from a thousand camels allbring their relatives. I worked on thesouthern border for over 30 years andcan tell you Suttons actions send thewrong message. Were at war, both inIraq and on the Mexican border something idiots like Sutton fail tounderstand. Again thanks from an oldretired Border Patrol, Customs andDeputy Sheriff.Donnie Daniels,Lovell, Wyo.Daily Constitutional?Im about to send off my subscrip-tion renewal and even though I knowyou hear it a lot, I wanted to say thanksfor a great magazine. Every afternoon Iread one or two articles during mydaily constitutional as I get ready forwork. Whether its refreshing some-thing I need to remember, teaching mesomething new, making me laugh ormaking me angry, I know itll helpmotivate me as I suit up and jump inthe car. Keep it up.Zac Frommer,Roswell, Ga.Zac, thanks very much, you made myday. This is exactly why we come towork everyday to put this magazinetogether. Thanks for subscribing but Iwill now have to go gouge out myminds eye when it comes to that dailyconstitutional comment. DaveGunsite ArticleDave, I see you made the acquain-tance of Ed Stock and his brother Giles.Like Ed, I also retired from ArizonaDPS. Delbert (nobody dared call himthat to his face) and I were SWAT of-cers a couple of decades back. His spe-cialty in those days was bomb anddemolition problems the teams run into.Ed was our cheerleader. Alwaysupbeat, he provided that stimulus andmomentum needed when an operationappeared gloomy. I remember my ini-tial reaction to his perky character as Oh, shit, another crazy bomb tech,but that soon changed to an admirationfor his positive, good-natured behavior.Never once did I hear Ed say a discour-aging thing about an operation; to him,there was always a solution. Whentoughness was needed, he was rightthere with the mostest. Ed was not slowto react to changing situations. 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Degrease before youlubricate.LUBRICATEFP-10 Lubricant Elite C.L.P.The ultimate in semi-synthetic technology. FP-10 SIGNIFICANTLYout performs teflon based lubricants,offering extraordinary lubricatingperformance. Its also an excellentcleaner and protectant. CLP now inone convenient package.PROTECTS.C. Rust PreventProtect your armory fromthe elements, moisture displacinganti-oxidant Rust Prevent is specifically engineered to preserveall types of gun metals. Get the protection youre paying for.Count on Shooters Choice for cutting edge products and technical assistance, online or on the phone.www.shooters-choice.com800-232-1991Sold at shooting sports retailers nationwide.MADEIN USASince1983Now Available at Factory Direct Savings! Call for pricing!JACOPsec1 5/22/07 3:12 AM Page 10JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:57 AM Page 1112 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007I knew Giles later when I wasassigned to the Concealed WeaponsUnit. The unit trained & oversaw CCWinstructors around the state. Bothbrothers were involved in that.I can believe you had quite an inter-esting experience at Gunsite. AlthoughIve never seen Ed and Giles in action atthe same time, I can imagine how thegroup reacted to the two.Robert O. (Bobby Mac) McCarthyPhoenix, Ariz.Bobby Mac, Delbert eh, I dont thinkId try that on him either at least if Iwere in the same grid square. As amatter of fact, if I were you, Id belooking over my shoulder right aboutnow. Bomb Techs have a very highlyrened and unusual sense of humor. Itsjust not too many understand it whentheyre ying through the air. DaveCan You RumbleI just read the article Can You Rumbleby Mr. Sammy Reese. I must say he hitthe nail right on the head. I dont nor-mally write to magazines but afterreading that article I had to respond. Ivebeen training in the martial arts for 23years long before I became a cop.Once I did get on the job I realized theimportance of continuing my training.I also agree with the popularity ofMi xed Mart i al Art s and Ul t i mat eFighting Challenge. You can bet yourass therere many training hard to takeon a cop.Ive had many coworkers approachand say they want to do what I do butdont want to join a dojo/club. Theyjust want that four to eight hour sessionand call it a day.It helps that MA training for me isalso a passion outside the job. I alwaysliked your magazine, but this hascemented my continuing subscription.Name withheld by requestLast TimeDave, Im a former reserve officerfor the City of Minneapolis. AlthoughIm not involved with law enforce-ment at the present, I love your maga-zine and enjoy the articles. I was justreading the letters on Return Fire andone in particular caught my attentionbecause of its basic ignorance andanti-cop bias. Michael Ruppert asks,how the Duke University athletes feelabout being falsely charged with rape.Am I missing something here? Therape case was brought by a districtattorney so hell-bent on getting re-elected he ignored exculpatory evi-dence. The function of the police is togather information and evidence andforward it to the DA. Its the DA whomakes the decision to prosecute or not.RETURNFIREBENCHMADE.COM

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This is most often in reaction tothe criminals we deal with and some-times to the occasionally evil sub-groupof administrators.By the way, I just renewed my sub-scription to your excellent journal. James PawlakParochialparochial adj1. concerned only with narrow localconcerns without any regard for moregeneral or wider issues: provincial;parochial views; a parochial mentality.2. relating to or belonging to aparish, or to parishesA Recent E-mail ThreadHi - I was curious to know if youpublish Book Reviews on criminal jus-tice texts. I would be interested indoing this from time to time and youmight even be able to pick up anotherad. Many thanks.John J. Vollmann, Jr., Ph.D.,Chair, School of Criminal Justice,ITT-Technical Institute,7955 NW12th Street,Miami, Florida 33126John, thanks for the offer howeverits not something were inclined to do.Dave DouglasEditorAmerican COP MagazineDave - Seeing you want the publica-tion to remain very parochial, then I willnot be renewing. The ITT TechnicalInstitute criminal justice chairs will alsobe apprized of this. Many thanks.John J. Vollmann, Jr., Ph.D.,Chair, School of Criminal Justice,ITT-Technical Institute,7955 NW12th Street,Miami, Florida 33126John, since you wont be renewing Iguess I wont have to continue to suckup to you just so I can get your twentybucks every year. Ill probably have tolay-off three or four graphic artists,WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 15RETURNFIREAMERICAN COP welcomes letters to the editor for theReturn Fire column. Letters should be typewritten or emailedbut legible handwriting is acceptable. We reserve the right toedit all published letters for clarity and length. Due to thevolume of mail, we are unable to individually answer eitherwritten correspondence or e-mail. Send your letters to ReturnFire, American COP, 12345 World Trade Drive, San Diego, CA92128; internet: www.americancopmagazine.com(artists should be suffering anyway) butwhat really grinds me will be the loss ofthe American COP Magazine privatejet and limos.Please understand American COPMagazine wishes in no way to have reallife experiences from actual cops andlessons learned on the streets in anyway taint theoretical academias viewof the world.I apologize for my return e-mail toyou being a bit brief. I didnt have muchtime when I received it. I was alsoattempting to be courteous by omittingthe fact your proposal would bore myreaders into a comatose state perhapscausing them to drool, short out theirhandy talkie microphones and drive offthe road into a tree. I just cant affordthat liability and Ill just have to keepCOP parochial in itsapproach. Dave *JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:57 AM Page 15LEAA JAMES J. FOTI S16 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007James J. Fotis is a retired officer from New York and the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA). LEAA works to promote officer safety issues, defend law enforcement in the media and promotethe belief that gun control is not crime control. You can find out more or become a member of the hard-hitting, conservative, unabashedly pro-cop, pro-gun, pro-self defense LEAA by visiting their Web site at www.leaa.orgLEAAdrafted theoriginal legis-lation to letoff-duty and retired cops carry gunsfor self-defense. Shockingly, year inand year out, the International Asso-ciation of Chiefs of Police (IACP)opposed allowing cops to have thechoice to carry a gun to protect them-selves and their families from harm.So much for putting ofcer safetyrst they instead chose to do thepandering of the Brady Bunch.Recently, a ve-year federal studywas concluded; it had compelling andpossibly life-saving ofcer safetyinformation. It was presented to theInternational Association of Chiefs ofPolice. But there was a problem andthe information wasnt publicized.The 180-page, FBI-led study exam-ined 800 incidents of attacks on of-cers (entitled, Violent Encounters: AStudy of Felonious Assaults on OurNations Law Enforcement Ofcers).After dissecting more than 40 cases ingreat detail, the feds were ready toreport, among other things, that: Handguns were the preferred gunof choice used by those who attackedofcers, and that in contrast to themedia myth, not one of the guns in thestudy was obtained at a gun show. None of the attackers interviewedwas hindered by any gun control law neither federal nor state. The FBI inves-tigator is quoted as saying, They justlaughed at gun laws.Nearly 40 percent of offenders hadformal rearms training and morethan 80 percent regularly practice withhandguns (averaging 23 practice ses-sions a year). None regularly used a holster and,not surprisingly, can be detected byofcers looking for the tell oftouching their hidden guns. Ofcers seem reluctant to usedeadly force whereas, in stark contrast,the bad guys did not hesitate to shootanybody including ofcers. Ofcers dont realize how coldblooded the younger generation offenderis and that street veteran bad guys sur-vive by developing a shoot-rst mentality.Now, here is the rub: this vital lifesaving information was delivered on asilver platter to the chiefs of IACP butwe only heard about it and can share itwith you because of the outstanding,honest work being done by the ForceScience Institute. It seems despite theCASE IN POINTPerhaps one of the most frustrating things for cops whowork the street is to watch the evening news when sometalking head tells the American public how policefeel about some issue. The frustration greatly increaseswhen the street cop hears a sound bite from some chief of policeand thinks, What planet is this clown from? Hes completelyout of touch!Obviously, not all chiefs are liberal political hacks who caremore about pleasing the politician who appointed them than theydo about the ofcers under their command. But, all too often, itseems the ones featured in the mainstream media dont seeissues the same way the cop on the beat does. Sadly, many of themost prominent chiefs and the groups associated with them support legislation and politicians that put ofcers at great risk ofharm. Even worse, they sometimes are so caught up in theiragenda they put ofcer safety behind political correctness.taxpayer moneyIACP receives or the frequencychiefs nd themselves in frontof a microphone they chose not topublicize these ndings. I cant help butwonder if the reason for this is becausethe ndings shatter the anti-gun lies theyhave long been publicly supporting.By contrast, Dr. Bill Lewinski andthose working with him at FSI are to becommended for helping to make thisdata available.We can only speculate as to whatmotivates individual chiefs who hateguns and the Second Amendment somuch they would rather see ofcers putin jeopardy rather than tell the truth.Thankfully there are still those in lawenforcement leadership positions who arewilling to take a stand against anti-gunpoliticians and radical left-leaning guncontrol groups like the Brady Campaign,et. al. and support theUS Constitution.For More Info: www.forcescience.organd www.leaa.org*ARE CHIEFS PLAYINGPOLITICS WITHOFFICERS LIVES?JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:57 AM Page 16www.TAURUSUSA.comThis is no ordinary old 1911its a newly engineered 21st century hot-rod designed to outperform customized .45s in accuracy, handling and reliability. And thanks to advanced metallurgy and innovative manufacturing methods, it does so at just one-third the price. Starting with our own forgednot castordnance grade steel frames, slides and barrels, we machine each and every component to tolerance levels that surpass even todays industry standards. Our skilled pistol smiths hand-fit and tune each gun with the nineteen custom features shown below, using quality parts that are built 100% in our own state-of-the-art factory. Then they mark the slide,barrel and frame with matching serial numbers. The new Taurus 1911. 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JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:57 AM Page 17CARRYOPTIONSFROM HOLSTERS TO HAVERSACKS.MARK HANTENThe heart of the ALS mechanismis its lock system in yourhandguns ejection port when itis holstered. The release is acti-vated simply and intuitively pressing ofthe thumb catch during a natural drawingmotion. Many of the ALS models alsoincorporate Safarilands SLS rotatinghood retention system and their HoodGuard preventing unwanted release, inthe event of an attempted takeaway. Its asimple matter of pressing the thumbcatch on the hood down and forward,then initiating the ALS thumb catchwhile drawing the gun. That may soundlike a lot to do, but after a few practicedraws it becomes smooth and uid.Like all retention holsters, you haveto draw your gun hundreds of times toget the muscle memory needed to wearit in the eld. I havent seen a retentionholster yet that wouldnt bind up onceyou start pulling your gun out beforeactivating the release, whether it locksto the triggerguard, the ejection port orthe frame. Putting pressure against thelocking mechanism before trying toactivate the release will bind the lock every time until pressure is released.This holster is no exception from othershere so practice.The ALS holster line includes tactical, concealment and patrol models.Each is offered in several different nishes and the tactical models are avail-able in black, foliage green and brown at dark earth. Most of the ALS modelsare available for light-mounted guns too. For only one model of gun you haveabout 60 different iterations to choose from. Imagine covering 20 or more dif-ferent models of handguns and you start to see the enormity of Safariland. Ihave a certain fondness for smaller companies, but I must admit when it comesto serving the needs of our profession, sometimes its the big guys who offerthe options we need. Currently, Safariland offers ALS holsters for numerousmakes and models of handguns including several Beretta, Glock, H&K, SigSauer, S&Wand Springeld models and several 1911 modelsboth with and without light rails. *Multi Use18 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007Gird Your RoscoeSafarilands Automatic Locking System (ALS) holstersare an excellent step forward in the progression of highlyfunctional holsters for todays cops. Theyre rugged,sophisticated and professional. Quality thermal moldedsynthetic components like the Safari-Laminate nish, injectionmolded Universal Belt Loop, and imitation suede lining pro-vides extreme durability.Lately, Ive been carrying my duty Glock 21 in Safari-lands new Model 6378 ALS Paddle Holster. I like the versa-tility of a paddle rig when not working a uniformed assign-ment. Ive been wearing paddles for several years and haveto say Im really impressed with the 6378. At rst, I foughtwith the paddle and thought it a little cumbersome. Thispaddle is a little larger than others, has a unique contour anda very tight t between the paddle and the holster. I found ittough to get on and off and wasnt too thrilled. After a fewdays of wear, its subtleties became apparent. Its now my pri-mary holster for the foreseeable future. The best part is theALS itself. Theres plenty of security and zero loss of drawspeed. Its smooth and fast after relatively little practice.No, Thats Not DirtySAFARILANDS ALS HolstersENGINEERING2007 Kimthe propNarrowbackstTheandthrocamrestrsalefastandrountheglovJACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:57 AM Page 18lor oomplete intormation on Kimber produots, please send $2 to:Kimber, Uept 996,0ne Lawton 3treet, onkers, N 10705oall (800) 8802418 or visit www.kimberamerioa.oom2007 Kimber Mfg., Inc. All rights reser ved. Kimber names, logos and other trademarks may not be used without permission. Names of other companies, products and ser vices may be the property of their respective owners. Kimber firearms are shipped with an instructional manual and California-approved cable lock. Copy of instruction manual available by request.Narrow frame and interchangeable backstraps ft any size hand.Form. Fit. Function.Introducing the Kimber KPD.Double action only trigger and ambidextrous magazine release.Stainless steel slide with premium KimPro II fnish. JPX Jet Protector is state-of-the-art in non-lethal self defense. The Kimber

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According to Director of Cor-rections, Jon Ozmint, the ACAaccredita-tion process cost South Carolina over$250,000 per year, he added, Do youpay someone to tell you youre meetingstandards you already exceed? Internalinspectors can match or improve onACAstandards, adding unannouncedinspections by in-house evaluators willmaintain standards better than ACAsscheduled prison inspections.ACArefutes cost assessments madeby Director Ozmint citing their fees atbetween $8,000 and $12,000 perfacility. However Mr. Ozmints guresinclude the actual cost of the hundredsof man-hours necessary for accredita-tion, a fact ACAomits in their calcula-tions and marketing releases.private prison industry.ACAreceives extensive funding from those who protfrom incarceration. Private prison administrators and propo-nents serve on many of their committees. Professionals in mybusiness are painfully aware the private prison industry isabout prot notsafety. Achievingminimal stan-dards serves theprivateers well.However,achieving minimalstandards isntwhat correctionsshould be about.Two more pri-vate correctionsfacilities, rife withtrouble since theday they opened,were accredited bythe American Cor-rectional Associa-tion in lateAugust. Theaction pushes tosix the number ofproblematic facili-ties recentlyaccredited fuelingthe debate aboutwhether theyresearching forexcellence orpandering. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the twoprisons have had almost continuous problems with the stateDOC since they began housing medium-security inmatesalmost two years ago.For years as an ofcer, union ofcial and now as the exec-utive director for the American Correctional OfcerIntelligence Network (ACOIN) Ive watched the Amer-ican Correctional Association (ACA) closely. The ACAsmission to accredit correctional facilities and to strive forexcellence in cor-rections is honor-able. Although Ima strong proponentof oversight when itcomes to our cor-rectional facilitiesIm not a supporterof ACAs accredita-tion process.In November2005, I was askedto participate in apanel on the ACAaccreditationprocess conductedby the Commissionon Safety andAbuse in AmericasPrisons. During thepanel discussionACADeputy Exec-utive Director, Jef-frey Washington,told the Commis-sion, This wholeprocess, one for-gets, is [about]minimal stan-dards. Therein lies the crux of todays problem with theway ACAis constituted. Its not about excellence in correc-tions its about minimal standards. Unfortunately, thedirection ACAhas taken can be linked to their support of theJACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:58 AM Page 20standards dont provide protec-tion in court. I dont know of acase that a judge said becauseyou meet ACA standards, Imdismissing the case.Policy And PracticeThe ACAaccreditation processis steeped in policy but light onpracticality. One of the recommen-dations of the Commission onAbuse with regards to ACAaccreditation was to monitor prac-tice not just policy. We can all draftpolicy, but are those policies fol-lowed and do they have practicalapplication? Those questions ACAfails to ask let alone answer.AccountabilityWhere is the accountability?Ive asked ACAadministrators onnumerous occasions to name justone facility theyve failed.Although claiming to have failedmany, they wont name even one.If were truly about excellence incorrections what good is an accred-itation process you cant fail?We must be fearless in ourevaluations of our correctionalfacilities. Although I strongly sup-port the idea behind accreditation,ACAs current system falls farshort of promoting excellence. 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DOJ acknowledges while the focus of milliondollar grants has been on larger cities, the vast majority ofrst responders work for agencies with 50 or feweremployees. By making this tool available for free, they hopeto gain higher levels of understanding and compliance withHomeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5.22 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007Single Or Multi-PlayerOnce installed, you can decide to play in single ormulti-player mode. As a single player you caninteract at your leisure. Scenarios compressdays and weeks into games lasting only hours.You can play from start to finish or pause and com-plete the simulation during multiple sessions. You canassume any of the ICS roles to learn the ins and outs ofthe Unified Command.In the multi-player mode, as many as 16 players can beinvolved at once preparing agencies to work together. 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When I said, Been around when a bomb goesoff, her reply was I saw it on television my point exactly.It probably is dog crap 99 percent of the time. Its the onepercent Im concerned with. Well all have a good laughwhen the bomb guy in the big green suit walks up and says,The news crews are going to be pissed off, its only a bag ofcrap. The ip side is someone gets injured or dead becausethey didnt take proper precautions.Im not a bomb tech, but I had some training in theMarines. It taught me many things, but the most importantwas I never wanted to be inside the safe distance area whena device went off.Would you rush a barricaded suspect known to be armed?Hell no. So why would you walk up to potential explosivedevice and put you hands on it?The hard-charging troops that serve our country with honorin faraway places know rst hand what its like being in anenvironment where everything and everyone is a possible IED.Dont make molehills into mountains and be the ofcerwho cried IED every time something doesnt look right. Useyour brain-housing group for something besides growing hairon. Think, stay safe and make sure you and yourpartners make it home in one piece.It was a dark and stormy night well not really. Actually it wasday watch and it was really a nicesunny Southern California day.The call on the computer screen readsomething like suspicious objectmaybe a missile or bomb. It wasntmy beat and I was really grateful.So much for not my beat, thewatch commander got me on theradio and asked if I would go checkit out. I politely explained I wasnt abomb tech. He said, You were aMarine, and thats the closest thingwe have to a bomb tech.The object in question was abouttwo feet long light blue with sta-belizer ns on the tail. Looks like abomb to me was my rst thought.Light blue was the color oftraining rounds. Since this wasntmy rst rodeo, I was a little suspi-cious. The device could have been areal one someone painted over or atraining device modied to go high order.I advised the boss to callout the county bomb guys andlet them make the final call. The officer responsible forthe beat came up on the air and said to standby; hed beover to check it out. He was a 20-year Marine and wouldknow what to do.Long story short he wanted to impound it. He knew fora fact it was only a training bomb and posed no danger. I toldthe boss we were better off being safe than sorry. Id be thegoat if it was nothing.The bomb guy got to the scene and came out in about 10minutes with the device in his hand. My partner said, See, Itold you it wasnt real. The bomb tech said, No, its notreal, but I did remove the supplemental bursting charge. I leftit in place and will retrieve it with the proper container.The tech went on to explain the device was an air-droppedtraining bomb that would emit an orange puff of smoke onimpact. The impact would cause the busting charge similar toan M100 recracker to detonate and disperse the orange dust.When I dropped a huge manhole cover-size dime onOfcer Know-It-All about him just wanting to impound it, thetech jumped his you know what. He told him if the device,which was very unstable due to its age, had gone high order inhis trunk, the whole vehicle would go up with it.Looking back on this incident, and many other similarcalls of suspicious packages, I keep asking myself the samething. Does anyone not want to go home safe at the end ofshift? Everyone would stand-up and shout Yes I do. Sowhy do some cops do stupid stuff when it comes to thingsthat can go BOOM?Cops always joke about doing things at time and a halfbeing much better than doing them on straight time. Onlyadministrators would disagree. So why not call in the pros to *24 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007BOMBORDUD?JACOPsec1 5/22/07 5:00 PM Page 24?JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:58 AM Page 25Purchase the most appropriate safety gear with bothsafety and environmental factors in mind. Enforce thesafety gear is used. Provide mandatory, realistic andongoing training.If your department lacks the budget to train officers toa higher level here are four essential skill sets that mustbe practiced.ANTHONY RI CCI EVOC26 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007Anthony Ricci is the owner and president of Advanced Driving and Security (ADSI). Hes been teaching cops to drive for over 10 years. www.1adsi.com.We can all recall a time when drove a vehicleclose to its limits. Sometimes it was plannedand others it was a holy shit, save the world,heart-pounding and eyes bulging way past thepucker factor near miss. After the almost crash our heartsrace and we start to shake from a sudden adrenaline dump.Even tough guys can relate to a situation like this and stillremember the humbling lessons a near miss can teach. Takethat adrenaline rush feeling and multiply buy a factor of ten thats close to what it feels like when the near miss hap-pens to the Motor Unit. I can tell you from experience a nearSURVIVING IN YOUR MOBILE OFFICE.RISK REDUCTION ESSENTIALSClutch ControlOperators must be able to make tight U-turns and navigatearound vehicles and obstacles in tight spaces. The clutch canbe used as a balance tool, while pulling it in just past the fric-tion area the bike losses stability allowing the operator to turnthe wheel tighter. This should be done after the rider sets hisbody position on the seat for better balance.To straighten the bike back up, the rider should smoothlyease the clutch out, putting power to the rear wheel helping toupright the bike. Visual control, balance and smooth clutchcontrol are essential.TurnsThe Motorcycle Safety Foundation claims one leadingcause of motorcycle crashes is where the operator travels toomiss on a bike can produce some heavy skid marks notthe kind left on the street and you denitely stay away frommeasuring them.Sometimes youll see a motor cop wearing just a patroluniform and vest. A20 mph slide will be enough to causesevere road rash, broken bones and a signicant amount ofoff-work recovery time. And, the chance of being tossed offthe bike in the wrong direction and run over by anothervehicle can produce worse results. Motorcycles are a veryuseful policing tool, a lot of fun, a lot of freedom, but a hellof a lot more risk for the operator.BASIC TRAININGFor Motorcycle UnitsJACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:58 AM Page 26fast in a turn and collides with a sta-tionary object. Riders must have a nat-ural feel for the correct speed whenentering a curve.Never suddenly squeeze the brakesat the last minute. This action puts tomuch weight on the front end andtakes away the bikes suspensiontravel in a turn. If theres a hole orbump halfway through the turn thebike will bottom out since the suspen-sion is collapsed.Concentrate on visual control,looking where you want the bike toeventually be. When youre ready tobegin your turn press in a downwardand outward direction on the handle barcausing the bike to lean in the directionof the turn. Continue pressing in thisdirection until youre ready tostraighten the bike. During the turngentle acceleration really helps main-tain stability. 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The list is endless, frighteningly so andendless as the ego and vanity of the people who write such tripe; whose industry lead-ership position is often questionable or non-existent. Donald Trump ts neatly intothis category, although he certainly soars to the top of the list of self-promoters.And this best-seller list approach to leadership denition is inversely proportionalto the other list of titles, much more difcult to assemble since candidates for listingthere are so few and containing books by stunningly remarkable human characterswho are acknowledged and appreciated as actual leaders by the majority of accred-ited, and creditable relevant critical media as well as the bulk of the population theydirectly inuenced like Jack Welch.Then, too, the larger historical records of our civilizations are replete with asmany stories as can be imagined about leaders putative and real militaryleaders, political, social and revolutionary, larger-than-life personalities whoseforce of will, intellect, courage, selessness and foresight achieved for them a per-manent record reecting signal achievements which warranted books, even histo-ries to be written about them.ED PALUMBOOn the other hand, in regular andreserve lineups everywhere,were usually faced with a dif-ferent animal altogether, whosenames may appear on still differentlists, with titles such as BiggestHorses Ass I Ever Worked For.The odds of nding yourself in alife-altering, rewarding, absorbingoccupation led by a 21st centuryAlexander the Great, or WinstonChurchill are relatively slim. Whileyour chances of being on a squad,shift or team led by someone calledLieutenant Mallethead or Assis-tant Chief Bombs and Rockets aresadly much greater.For all intentsand purposes an acceptableworking denition of leadership is nearlyimpossible to x, but not for want of trying. Just about every-body above the rank of corporal is an expert on the subject just ask them. Wereinundated with denitions from every conceivable walk of life, profession, everycorner of human endeavor wherein one person directs the actions of another. Who getsthe last word? Will there ever be a last word? Not hardly as the Duke would say.FALSE PROPHETSISSUES AND TRENDS ON THE PRIVATE SIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.Follow MeFollow the LeaderYOU KNOWTHESE GUYSJACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:58 AM Page 28The brilliant military historianJohn Keegan, a leader in his eld,has written well and extensivelyabout the character and dynamics ofmilitary generalship across theknown records of human achieve-ment. In The Mask of Command hewrote, The leader of men in warfarecan show himself to his followersonly through a mask, a mask that hemust make for himself, but a maskmade in such form as will mark himto men of his time and place as theleader they want and need.Apart from the fact many of themasks worn by some of our would-be leaders are of Mardi Gras heritageand considering our chief concernsnow are not related to battleeld tac-tics or the vastness of imperial con-quest theres a subtext in that quota-tion which might strike a chord withthose of us who follow a leader the leader we want and need. Do We Get To Choose?Actually, yes, at certain times andunder unique and often non-recurringcircumstances we can and mustdecide for ourselves who to follow.There should be no hesitation notfor a second to decide to leave anorganization at whose head sits aperson with neither subject-matterexpertise or knowledge of manage-ment principles let alone the capa-bility to soundly exercise them. 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If your individualtactics are already rock solid then they might serve as a review or refresher.Theres very little difference between basic and advanced tactical tech-niques. Usually basic tactics are advanced, and advanced techniques wind upbeing basics applied especially in a ght.TACTICs:Over the years, Ive watchedwhats been written abouttactics and their application by cops. I noticed much of the material isgeared toward SWAT and specialized units. Perhaps this is because the per-ception is SWAT needs these tactics more than patrol cops? But by the time SWATgets there, patrol has already been handling the scene. While SWAT is generallyused for situations like barricaded suspects dont forget, it was patrol that foundthe suspect barricaded in the rst place.The application of tactics by a team of ofcers is often promoted as being dif-ferent than a single ofcer clearing a building. Having a cover ofcer while openingdoors or being able to look in two directions is an advantage. Theres no questionfour eyes, four ears and two muzzles are better clearing an area than just two of each.Logic and in some cases departmental policy dictates single ofcers do not clearbuildings or make felony vehicle stops these are probably good doctrinal concepts.Waiting for a backup is almost alwaysbetter than charging ahead it allcounts for your 20 folks.To err on the side of caution is probablybest, or if not, wear good armor.The adage dont let your battleship atti-tude overload your rowboat ass appliesto tactics regardless of seniority oryears on the job.Old cops can die just as quick asrookies. The reverse is also true.It will be very hard to acquire newcombat skills in the middle of a ght.The BasicsTactics, at minimum, consist offour points. You can add or sub-tract whatever you like. As forme, being a novice tactician, thesefour points have worked pretty wellfor me over 39 years of use.Yet, I always remain rigidly ex-ible when learning or applying tac-tics in training operationally. Pleasenote I never said real world. If youdont treat your training like yourealways in the real world, or if itsnot taken seriously to start with thenwhat was the point?Architecture Read The GroundArchitecture in this application is the ability or awareness to read the ground youmay be or are about to ght on. This can be anything from how did you parkyour car to take advantage of its strong points on the felony vehicle stop, todoor hinge placement which shows which way the door youre about to go throughopens. Everyone reading this has pushed on a door that had pull to open painted onthe door havent you? JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:59 AM Page 34Why not wait for SWAT?This may be something for you to consider. In the US 80 percent of lawenforcement agencies have 20 ofcers or less. Of them, 80 percent haveless than 12 ofcers. Of those, 80 percent have 6 ofcers or less.Sounds like in some cases there might not be a SWAT team or even an effec-tive active shooter program if one can be. Maybe a cop who knewsomething about tactics might come in handy if only to themselves.POOL: THE GAMEOF ANGLESPool is a ball game wherein theplayer with the best angle for theshot will put the most balls in thepockets. So then its pretty simple, theperson with the most balls wins. Theangle issue addresses how to safelyget the best angle to visually clear anarea or get the muzzle and sight ontarget or access a threat with the leastamount of you showing. This is alsooften called or referred to as slicingthe pie or pieing.Maximize: DistanceMany cops bristle up as they often think its good to make physical closurequickly. You see it often on the Top Cop television videos. Ofcers runup to a car and project themselves or a rearm into the vehicles occupantcompartment. Applying simple stand back and look at it for moment logic theseacts wind up being silly or dangerous often both.In reality we should maximize distance to potential threats whenever possible untilsuch time as you can gain compliance using voice command or apply compliance bygunre if required. I suggest against making closure with a possible threat whosehands you cant see or avoid continuing to close on a hostile or non-compliant threat.Every ofcer reading this realizes the act of handcufng or the act of closure to handson time is absolutely one of the most dangerous things a cop can do.Distance allows you to make decisions, sometimes even better ones than youmight make at arms length. Distance also allows you to apply marksmanship ifrequired. Distance is your friend. Exposed empty hands on a suspect are a goodthing you should train to be a magnicent, no screw around handcuffer.Minimize: YourselfAs A Target This is a pretty straightforward issue. People will shootyou because they can see you and they see youbecause you let them. In the application of tacticswhich we all know can be dangerous theres no sense inhelping our opponent by leading with muzzles, standing inback lit doorways, sticking your head up away from coveror making closure before we have the situation under somedegree of control.So knowing tactics are dangerous, it comes down tothis. Read the ground, work the angles as far away fromthe possible threat or threat area, by applying the firstthree points it makes the fourth one work.SLOW AS YOU GOThe slow as you go comment alwaysbrings up what if theyre killingthe hostages.Violence Of Action, ElementOf Surprise, Who Dares Winsand Audacity.All pretty cool concepts, I knowIve done them all when I wasyounger and healed faster. But streetcops dont throw grenades, call in airstrikes or travel in teams of heavilyarmed and armored squads, platoonsor companies last I checked.Street cops applying tactics is sortof like a police car; no matter whatspeed the car is going the siren is onlygoing 40 mph. If you outrun or go sofast applying your version of tacticsthat you get killed or injured, youwind up being the problem. Theresalways an exception, but if you dontget there whether across town ordown the hallway whats the point?WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 35*JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:59 AM Page 3536 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007No,you might object, an AD isnt as bad as a moving shooter scenario, likethe recent Trolley Mall incident in Salt Lake City, or, its not as hor-ric as the negligent death of a child. But consider this: Those night-mares are the result of actions by other people; the death, destruction and collateraldamages cannot be laid at your feet. Youre the one acting to mitigate them. AnAD, on the other hand, is your baby entirely, and youre forced to admit paternity.That makes it worse by an order of magnitude.For almost four years one of my unpleasant duties was to analyze all ADs suf-fered onduty and off by personnel of my agency. They werent epidemic, but alife was lost, bystanders wounded, marriages ended, friendships fractured andan array of property was destroyed in ways that were ridiculously tragicomic.Generally, agencies take the wrong approach to ADs, thinking they can punishthem out of existence. Thats not going to happen. The best thing you can do istrain them down to a minimum, and act to minimize collateral damage.This column is not about products but the recent development of SafeDirection Ballistic Containment Systems absolutely demands more attentionthan a New Gear Review blurb on a back page. Get this: Every person whopossesses a handgun should own and religiously use a ballistic backdrop eachand every time they possibly can when clearing or charging that weapon. Thatsaid, Safe Direction products are the most appropriate, portable and affordableballistic containment systems I have found for general use period.JOHN MORRI SON STREETLEVELJohn Morrison served in combat as a Marine sergeant, and retired as a senior lieutenant from the San Diego Police Department, having served there as Director of Training, Commanding Officer of SWAT and divisionexecutive officer. He has taught, written and lectured widely on training, tactics and leadership. Contact him at StreetLevelOne@yahoo.com.STRAIGHT TALK ON SUPERVISION & LEADERSHIP ON THE FRONT LINES THE STREETS.Point It Right HereThe crux of the problem has been, where do you pointthat presumably empty handgun when its necessaryto pull the trigger, drop the hammer or send the slideinto battery? How many times have you lookedaround and asked yourself, What would I least minddestroying around here? Where exactly is a safe directionto point that gun?Safe Direction builds a tested and proven NIJ III-Aratedcontainment surface into range bags, waist packs, zipperedgun rugs, counter pads and hanging wall units. There is evena version called the Academy Pad which clips into a stan-dard three-ring binder. Whenever youre loading or clearinga handgun, all you have to do is make light muzzle contactwith the Safe Direction emblem in the center of the paneland proceed. Be sure toplace the ballistic panelon the most stable surfaceavailable, like a sturdy locker-room bench.If an AD occurs,the Safe Directionpanel will stop anyfactory loaded duty-issue or personaldefense handgunround up to .45 ACP,including .44Magnum, .357 SIGand .40 S&W. Thisexcludes armor-piercing or otherhardened ammuni-tion. The panel must be replaced after one hit same as inthe case of your soft body armor. 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JACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:59 AM Page 37Its something you can gain on thestreet or by talking to those whohave walked the walk. You canlearn a lot from talking to olderexperienced ofcers in an informal set-ting. Ill never forget the meeting afterthe meeting conversations with ourformer commander, my mentor, abouthis experiences. He was a wealth ofinformation and through interesting warstories; he would share his knowledgewith new guys like me. Were allhuman and were going to make mis-takes. Ive certainly made my shareduring my career as an auxiliary ofcerand have been very lucky I haventbeen seriously hurt or gotten someoneelse hurt in the line of duty. If yourewise enough to learn from these mis-takes and dont repeat them thats experience.38 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007PERRY W. HORNBARGER RESERVESTRAININGDEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT GOES BEYOND PAY.Training is another important component of this triad. One of my petpeeves is the lack training afforded cops today. Its no secret this job ishighly dynamic. Things you learned in the Academy just ve years agomust be constantly updated due to new case law, new technology,equipment, or whatever. Like it or not, things change. When I started in theFire Service thirty-four years ago (Yep, I am a retired re captain as well as anauxiliary cop), we used a manual typewriter and carbon paper to do reports.We went through a technological boom around 1975 when we were issued anelectric typewriter. Who in their wildest dreams would have thought one daywed be using mobile data computers in our vehicles? Our job evolves con-stantly with or without your knowledge and its up to you to keep up or get leftbehind. Its a chore sometimes, but if we want to be progressive and keepahead of the bad guys, we must keep up. In todays techno-wizard and ever-changing world, if youre not moving forward youre going backwards.Training for the auxiliary or reserve cop should be at the same level andsame quality as for regular ofcers. At my department, our monthly in-servicetraining mirrors that of our regular ofcers. Youre expected to do the same jobon the streets, why should the training be any different? Those youre doingbattle with dont care if youre a volunteer ofcer. You wear a uniform, carry abadge and a gun; to them youre a threat (real or perceived) that could sendthem back to that house with no girlfriends guratively speaking. *Perry W. Hornbarger is the Unit Commander of the Chesterfield, Va. Auxiliary Police Unit. He can be reached via e-mail at hornbargerp@yahoo.com.Im not necessarily talking about theeducation you get in Beer-drinking101 at one of the four-year universi-ties. Therere many good schoolsoffering Criminal Justice degrees and Iapplaud those who can attend. But, Imalso talking about schools for the geri-atric crowd (including me) who, formany reasons, cant go back and get afour-year degree. Community collegesare a great place to start or continueyour education. We have to work for aliving, be there for the kids and tend toother family commitments, but byIf youre going to get into a battleof wits, make sure you arearmed. How do you accomplishthis? Three ways: education,experience and training. No matteryour profession, these three elementsare paramount.Experience* Not fo**PatenARE YOU ARMED?own people can be quite entertaining sad, but entertaining. Spelling and areasonable grasp of the English lan-guage should be in order here. Im surethe editor is getting a big kick out ofme making this statement. Ill admit, inschool, English was like a foreign lan-guage to me, but I am working it.taking even one or two classes eachsemester well be doing our careersand ourselves a great service.Even if youre not seeking a degree,education is something that can neverbe taken away from you. There arethose who argue you dont need a col-lege degree to wrestle someone intohandcuffs agreed. But, there areaspects of police work where havingyour gray matter ne-tuned helps.Reading reports from some of ourEDUCATIONJACOPsec1 5/22/07 1:59 AM Page 38* Not for use on lever action rifles, military style rifles with large magazine wells or any firearm without a trigger guard.**Patent Pending Child Guard Cylinder-Block restricts the loading of revolvers; Slide-Block restricts most semi-automatic pistols from chambering a cartridge. 2007 Child Guard, LLCBECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT SAFETY...Prevent unauthorized use of your firearm while storing or transporting ... and still have quick access in emergency situations. 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And Imean every time.Im pretty good atthe tap-rack-assess-bang thingwhen I have to be,but Id rather justplan on a loudbang each time Isqueeze the trigger.Now dont getme wrong, Ive shotsome fine 1911s, andI do love the way theyfeel and shoot . Thealmost magical feel andpointability are the reasonsthe 1911 hasnt only lasted100 years, but t hri ved andundergone countless rebirths and still reigns supremein the competitive practical pistol world. Its clearthey can be made to run smoothly and reli-ably or so many of the worlds bestshooters wouldnt be using them towin major competitions.1911s that really workhave one thing in common,the good fortune to havebeen built by a realcraftsman. And, as1911 craftsman go,few, if any, have abetter reputationthan Les Baer, Sr.One of the reasonsfor this is Les hasbeen doing it for along time and hasa huge amount ofexperience withthe 1911. Lastyear he cele-brated 25years ofbui l di ngprecisionc u s t o mf i r e a r ms ,and he onlybuilds two typesof guns. He builds 1911pistols and AR-15 rifles. LesLes Baer And The 1911Pistol40 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007Mark HantenPhotos: Ichiro NagataJACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:49 AM Page 40WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 41JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:49 AM Page 41YOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITYOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON ITLes Baer And The 1911PistolJACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:49 AM Page 42JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 4344 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007ARs are phenomenal too, but thats awhole other story.The Baer 1911 Custom CarryLes Baer Custom, Inc. will buildyou a truly custom 1911 exactly toyour specifications completely fromscratch if thats what you want. How-ever, theyve designed numerous 1911models to meet the wide range of dif-ferent applications and individualpreferences. Models range from theCompensat ed Ul t i mat e Mast erCombat Pi st ol for compet i t i veshooting, to the compact Baer 1911Stinger for concealed carry. There areabout a dozen di fferent model soffered with different options such ascaliber, finish, barrel length, and soon. All together about 65 differentconfigurations are on the price list andits still possible to order your gunwith additional modification beyondstandard for that particular model.One of my favorite models is theCustom Carry. The Custom Carry isessentially the quintessential 1911 GIModel, enhanced in every aspect. It hasthe look and feel of my dads oldclassic GI Model, but unlike my dadsold gun, the Les Baer Custom Carry isa precision rearm both reliable andaccurate. It has subtle practicalimprovements across the board, but theoverall look and feel remains classic1911. This gun is well suited for homedefense, recreational shooting, andeven duty use for those whose life maydepend on their pistol.Continued on page 70JACOPsec2 5/22/07 5:03 PM Page 44WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 45JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 4546 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007seen in recent years obscured by thet erms professi on-alism, responsive-ness, or communitybut which in realitykiss the asses of self-proclaimed activistsso as t o cover t heasses of those doing the kissing suggest the abandonment of the execu-tive responsibility to protect the com-munity and demonstrate allegiance tothe men and women in the field.Mission CrawlFully 80 percent of what policeagencies do today is what law enforce-ment agencies 30 years ago wouldntdo because it was social work. I know:times have changed, we have to formpartnerships, and la de da de da. Bull-shit. A concern expressed about themilitary by those outside is missioncrawl mission expansion beyondwhats intended or prudent. Do you seea similarity? Diluting the mission onlyresults in mediocrity.Dick LondonIve been around police busi-ness a l ong t i me. I onceenjoyed this job but notanymore. In fact , I cannotunderst and why someonewould go into this businesstoday. Sure, it can be a fun. At times far too infrequent a cop canreally make a difference. Largelythough, this has become a job whereno matter what you do, youre wrong.Youre administratively persecuted.Youre sued. Youre quest i oned.Youre limited. Great if you desirefrustration, abandonment, and poverty.Just ask those Border Patrol agentsserving a federal sentence for shootinga drug smuggler one who wasntprosecuted so he could testify againstthe agents. God help us.Todays reality is, public mistakes or even the negative perceptions ofjustifiable actions arent permitted.The cl ear i mpl i cat i on i s cops areexpendable, perhaps not in a physicalsense, but certainly in a legal, polit-ical, and career sense. The politicallycorrect administrative decisions I haveBut are we reaching the line of of-cers being expendable in a physicalsense? Certainly, its not intentionally,but what about unintentionally? Iveworried about these issues for awhile,but this is what got me thinking today:The Associated PressLA Police to Get New Flashlights.Police will soon be outtted with a cut-ting-edge flashlight that is not onlybrighter than others, but too small tobe used as a weapon. The idea wasconceived just days after news camerasbroadcast images of LAPD officersbeating a car-theft suspect with a two-pound, two-foot long standard issuepolice flashlight. Police Chief WilliamBratton banned the large flashlightsThey CouldBe Used AsWeaponsTAKETHEIRGUNSTAKETHEIRGUNSJACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 46and called for manufac-turers to create a smaller,brighter ashlight.I dont know i f t heofficers were acting rea-sonabl y. The wordbeating certainly suggestsnot , but t oday fl i cki ngsomeones ear is called abeat i ng. However, t hefact s of t he case aresimply not relevant to theappl i cat i on of t heresponse t o t he ent i repolice department.It may be desirable not touse a ashlight as a weapon unless the ofcer needs itto prevent having the ever-living crap kicked out ofhim. In those instances,using a ashlight as a defen-sive weapon is damn welldesirable. Other alternativesarent always readily avail-able when wrestling somedrugged-up nightmare at 0-dark-thirty. Cant swing abaton very well from aseated position. Could spraythe guy but youre likely toblind yourself as well.Could use the sleeper hold oops, thats deadly forcenow. Could punch him no, we discourage that too.Whats left? Either ahotfoot or if available hitting him with the ash-light in your hand. Is thatrocket science? No, butinstead we will try to blindthe guy. Im not sure aboutthat approach, big guys onPCP seem pretty uncontrol-lable whether they can seeor not. And mark mywords; within one year law-suits will be led claimingretinal damage. Just watch.Then were on to light sabers.Heres what makes me certain Imright. From the same article: RamonaRipston, executive director of the Amer-ican Civil Liberties Union of SouthernCalifornia, praised the LAPD for theequipment change. Newsflash: if theACLU thinks a police managementdecision is right, its most certainly abad decision for the cops.A seri ous st reet fi ght i snt anorderly event to which a tidy use offorce continuum applies. Its notchess. Its a free for all in which sus-pects fairly routinely try to disarmofficers. Cops survive by ending itquickly with justifiable and effectiveforce and striking in the sameplace with a flashlight as with a batonis just that even if it doesnt lookWWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 47good on TV. Looking good to thepart of the public about whichmanagement is concerned,which isnt the majority ofl aw-abi di ng peopl e, canvery well endanger copsby limiting their tacticaloptions or havingt hei r concernabout administra-tive scrutiny causet hem t o hesi t at ewhen they need toact thats dangerous.Good Idea NotHeres another part of theproblem. Decisions like thesedont include those they most affect.Rather, theyre made be people farremoved from the field or whovenever spent any real time in the field or by defensive tactics and SWATtypes. People skilled far beyond thetypical field officer. If you knowkarate, you probably dontneed t o hi t a suspectwith a flashlight. Theproblem is most copsdont have t hat ski l land they do need thatfl ashl i ght and sowoul d t hose mart i alartists if they are losing.I cant help wonderwhen common sense willresurface and the notion thatgoing home safely at nightcomes first, doing the jobcomes second, and none ofthese convenient, politically cor-rect decisions have a place:Dont Pursue Let Em Go.Perfect. That wont encourageunlawful behavior. The problem withpursuits isnt the pursuit per se but of-cers are prohibited from taking actionto end a pursuit. Alot of people runbecause theyve done somethingvery bad we dont yet knowabout. Always, no. Often, yes.Are there times not topursue? Of course: schoolzones, densely populatedareas and truly high-riskscenarios. But when itspretty much just the ofcerand the suspect, teachingthe ofcer how to end thepursuit, not just how topursue, seems good as iscatching a crook.Illegal ImmigrantsUSA Today More than 60 lawenforcement agencies across thecountry are teaming up with the fed-eral government to have the power toContinued on page 64JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 47the US. Obtaining them legally or oth-erwise is simply a matter of financesand the coffers of terrorist groups basedin America are overowing. Donationsto all manner of terrorist fronts groupscontinue unabated. The crackdown onoverseas transfer of funds means thosemillions in contributions now get dis-tributed domestically.Theres no lack of venues whereterrorists can train with firearms, per-fect their marksmanship, practice tac-tics and convert semi-auto rifles tofull-auto. Terrorists wont be con-48 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007At 2300 he leisurely crossed100 yards of open field sep-arating his village from myneighborhood. He lingered,as if waiting for the bus, byour bus stop. After a half-dozen of myneighbors gathered waiting for thatbus, he produced an M16 from underhis coat and shot them all in a singleburst of full-auto fire. Changing anempty 30-round magazine for a fullone, he started walking down thestreet shooting folks sitting on benchesand looking out their apartment win-dows. Suddenly he sat down on thecurb and waited for the police van heknew would be racing up from the sta-tion 500 yards further down the street.When the van was 20 yards away hestood and fired 17 more rounds intothe three cops in the front seat. We lostofficer Galit Arviv that night fiveyears ago. The other two officers havenever fully recover from their wounds.Terrorists who eventually confrontyou will be well armed. Small arms andammunition are plentiful and relativelyinexpensive just about everywhere inHillside from which terrorists red on cars crossing bridge150 yards away.(Xs mark some of the spots.)OfcerGalitArviv.Terrorist Attacks WTerrorist Attacks WThink, Twice, Before You Go Tear-assing Off Towards The Sound Of TheJACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 48strained by BATF regulations.Expect AmbushesConfrontations will take place at theleast likely times in the least likelyplaces. Terrorists will attack in pairs andtrios and employ camouage and deceit.In the simplest form of attack, froma safe location, the terrorist res off a30 round burst at a distant target. Bul-lets rain down on everyone and every-thing in range.Terrorists dont need a great deal ofconcealment. A shallow ditch along amajor highway provided one terrorist ahiding place from which he was able tosimply stand and strafe passing vehi-cles with full-auto re. He did it twice,from the same place, once duringmorning rush hour and a week laterduring the afternoon rush home.At major traffic intersections a ter-rorist hid in the decorative bushes.When vehicles and pedestrians cloggedthe intersection he rose to one knee andsprayed them with bullets. After darkterrorists took-up positions out in theopen, concealed in the shadows on hill-WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 49HowardLinettsides, anywhere between 15 and 30yards removed from roads and high-ways. They strafed passing vehicles.Using selective fire, usually from7.62x51 ries, terrorists re from hill-side positions at moving vehicles 150or more yards away. Its on-the-jobpractice at leading and hitting movingtargets. Fortunately their marksmanshipgenerally sucks.Terrorists also employ roadblocks toambush vehicles. Theyll use whateveris at hand as a barrier, including theContinued on page 66Position at French Hill busstop from which terrorist red onpedestrians and vehicles (todaydecorative greenery-free).s With Firearmss With FirearmsOf The Gunre. Terrorists Target And Ambush Police Ofcers!Street where Ofcer Arviv was murdered. X shows: Where terrorist sat and waitedfor police van. Arrows show: Locationof police station (upper arrow) and positionof of police van when red upon (lower arrow).Our neighborhood bus stop.(Arrow shows direction of re.)JACOPsec2 5/22/07 5:04 PM Page 49$on the officer or hisfamily. Now, as aplanner, I look backand hope. I hope hehad supplementalterm life insurancebecause most publicemployee policiesdont even begin tocover the loss orneeds of the family.My county, inNorthern Arizona,pays a paltry $40,000in benefits. Thatsridiculous; it doesnteven begin to providewhats needed. I hopehe had a will so therewas no dispute overhis estate and he couldspare his family thecost and pain of goingthru probate court.What if he wasdivorced and had kidsfrom multiple marriages?Who divides the property?Spending 30 minutes tocreate a simple will wouldavoid all of these problems.Power Of AttorneyA few years later, a motorcycledeputy on my department lost con-$It was time for the handholding.After a four day shootinginstructor course, the remainingstudents gathered round to dis-cuss their shortcomings with theinstructor. When the dialogueturned to one of our cop students,a Southern California SWAT supervisor,he showed his discomfort by lookingdown at the dirt he was kicking onto hisboots. Finally, he looked up and blurted,Look, I just hate training when there arecivilians in the class youre just notmy people.Not my people, I remember thissense of necessary paranoia well frommy military days as a small armsinstructor and short career as a cop.There was my team and to hell witheveryone else. As one of my instructorpartners once commented, Its thelittle old lady who complains when youthought the traffic stop was nice andeasy. As a rookie State Trooper, Blairwas hurt by the accusations andquickly developed a sense of detach-ment from civilians for his own pro-tection. Unfortunately, its not what weknow that can hurt us; it is theunknown we must defend against.I am now a cake-eating civilian witha bad limp and I have a message for myformer colleagues in the law enforce-ment world. Police work brings morerisks than you think. Body armor,rearms and radios are only the begin-ning tools you need to protect not onlyyourself, but also your loved ones. Myjob as a nancial planner is to show youthose gaps in your protection.Visualization is a great technique forprotection against the surprise encounter.What if the guy coming out of the conve-nience store raises a gun? What if theguy approaching your cruiser has ashotgun and a grudge? Good visualiza-tion exercises can help you respondquickly rather than being surprised. Butnow take the exercise a bit farther.What your encounter results in seriousbodily injury? Are you prepared for thateventuality? My guess is youre not. Have A WillAs a Search and Rescue volunteer, Iresponded to an early morning page. Thereadout had a terse message about anofcer down. When I arrived, it was likethe whole world converged on a singlespot. A university cop, a Sergeant, hadbeen sitting in his patrol car when aderanged man walk up and put an axeinto the side of his head. 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BaumJACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 50$Attorney would have given her controlof his nances to provide for his familywhile he was incapacitated.Supplemental LifeA SWAT officer from a nearbyagency was killed during a parachutetraining exercise. The Citys attorneysrefused to pay benefits because whilefun, parachuting with Navy SEALs isnta required training event for the SWATteam. I never heard how the dispute wasrevolved but Im pretty sure the attor-neys were technically correct. SWATteams dont parachute in on objectives.If he didnt have supplemental life insur-ance covering high-risk activities likeskydiving and the department didnt paydeath benefits. What happens to hisfamily? I never met this good and braveman but Ill bet supplemental life insur-ance was not a subject covered duringhis academy it wasnt in mine either.Todays The DayEveryday I put on a gun, I alwaysthought to myself, today is the day.Today I will be a gunfight survivorbecause I pay attention and refuse todie. Today Ill finish my shift and gohome. But, when the day came I wascrippled for life on active duty withthe military I wasnt prepared. Iwasnt ready for the months of bedrest and endless pain. I wasnt readyfor the emotional and physical hell oftrying recover from injuries neverfully healling. I wasnt ready for thefact years later, a fair amount of mytime is still spent dealing with doctorsand researching new treatments.But dont l i st en t o me whi ne;instead take the lesson Im offering.Being a cop and having a family careabout you means you have a duty toprotect yourself in every possible way.Stay physically strong, mentally alertand do whatever it takes to ensure youhave the right insurances, good estateplanning documents and everythingelse you need to take care of yourfamily. Serve and protect them first t heyre t he ones whoreally count.$trol of his bike while responding to apursuit. Critically injured but stillal i ve, he fought for several daysbefore succumbing to his injuries.What if hed lingered for years? AnAdvanced Medical Directive wouldhave made his wishes clear. Keepusing a ventilator and a feeding tubeor let go?A Healthcare Power of Attorneywould give his wife the right to makemedical decisions for him. Rememberthe Terri Schiavo case where the familyfought for years and spent untold thou-sands of dollars? A Springing Power of*But might end up here years later.Treatment for on the job injuries begin here.Out-Patient ServicesEMERGENCYWWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 51JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 5152 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007MORALE-BUILDINGPROGRAMS, PART IIt was a running joke in combat; a worn-out line every-body knew. Me and my buddies would be squattin onsome patch of fried dirt when a re-supply chopper camehammering in to drop off a load of rations, water andammo, but none of those precious little bundles ofenvelopes we needed more than food and drink: lettersfrom home. Invariably, someone would say, Havent youheard? Mail call is suspended until morale improves.Yeah, it was a joke, and a stupid one, but it was wrappedaround a dynamic Ive dealt with too many times in the worldof modern enlightened law enforcement: morale-buildingprograms that do everything but build morale.Here are two prime examples from my personal collec-tion: In one hastily cooked up morale-building programsupposed to reward safe driving, the principal criterion wasaccident-free quarters. The chief presented framed cer-tificates and pins to the first three recipients at a bigsmiley-face photo-op. Oh, the chiefs were all grins an gig-Get Happy Or Well Kill YouJohn Morrisonsequoia

blankenshipJACOPsec2 5/22/07 7:01 PM Page 52Continued on page 63gles. None of the three officers weretold in advance they were being rec-ognized. You know, in order to buildexcitement and anticipation. Yeah,right; it got everybody all moist antingly. One of those honored was aguy who had been on desk duty forover a decade. Not surprisingly, hisdesk had never been involved in a col-lision. I checked, and it was actuallybolted to the floor. He was befuddled,and the other two cops tossed theirawards in the nearest trashcan endof program.Another program recognizedofficers who had receivedthe lowest numbersof ci t i zen com-plaints. The firstbig winner was awidely despisedand di st rust edoffi cer wi t h areputation forhavi ng per-fected the artof avoi di ngc onf r ont a -tions, cover-cal l s andarrest s. Ofcourse herarel y gotcomplaints,because herarel y di danything evenrel at ed t opolice work.Ive been pre-sent at command-level meetings wheremorale-building programswere born, and they were kind oflike witnessing the Big Bang birthof the universe: Out of a pinhead-sizedconglomeration of the densest materialin existence, so dark and dense light much less a single cogent thoughtcannot escape. A massive explosionviolently propels mindless matter inrandom directions with wholly unantic-ipated consequences.You may have observed the samephysi cs at work i f youve everdropped a pile of fresh fecal matterinto an oscillating fan. That word-pic-ture pretty accurately describes theMBP-origin process as Ive seen it,and yes, I intended those dense andmindless allusions. The Big BangHeres how it often happens: TheAnointed Ones gather in a conferenceroom and ceremonially display theirugly neckties in the same mannermacaques display their multi-coloredbutts. Then they commence bitchingabout the obvious symptoms of lowmorale among the rank and le. Thesemay include waves of resignations,tsunamis of grievances, plummetingself-initiated contacts, artistic butunflattering graffiti aimed at the BigBrass, and a funereal atmosphere atsquad conferences.Deftly avoiding the causes of lowmorale, because those issues are com-plex and difcult to deal with, eventu-ally some greater or lesser luminaryamong them will suggest trying amorale-building program.The Anointed will immediatelyreject any program which recognizescops for kicking asses that neededkicking, shooting people who neededshoot i ng or any ot her act i vi t y i nwhi ch someones anyones body, budget or tender feelings gotbruised. They dont want any cere-monies on TV or in the print media toremind citizens of certain harsh reali-ties of police work. And, they figure,whats the use of any program if itdoesnt include prime-time photo-opsand political patty-cake press expo-sure for The Anointed? You have tounderstand how their minds work. Isuggest studies in entomology specifically, scarabaeinae.Since firefighters already have thatwhole rescuing kittens angle lockedup the new program can only recog-nize activities for which Boy Scoutsmight earn colorful cloth patches, withthe possible exceptions of marksman-ship and roasting wieners over a camp-re. One involves guns, and the othermight offend vegetarians, PETA or thehot dogs themselves.Typically, budget constraints arediscussed by the dumbest fencepostpresent, as well as controls andquantification reporting protocols,the sheer pain-in-the-ass factor ofdoing anything, and then, a programis generally selected based on whichone can be wrapped up and assignedbefore they break for lunch. Suchprograms depend largelyupon faded commenda-t i on forms, cheapdocument framesalready in stock int he suppl y roomand i nexpensi vetrinkets availablefrom i ndust ri alt r o p h y - a n d -award compa-nies and thetroops know it.Some of thebrass present willgrufy commentthat when theywere patrol of-cers, they didntneed no steen-keeng morale-building pro-grams, because,they allege, theyderived theirmorale from doinggood work simple job satisfac-tion. Theres an arro-gant unconsciousassumption this formula doesntwork with these kids we have today.Thats a crock of crap, but, refer back toThe Big Bang and its dense origin theres your explanation.Then it gets worse. Some risingst ar usual l y a penci l -neckedpompous put z i s assi gned t oadminister the MBP. Its now doomedt o be a real -worl d fai l ure, but astellar success on paper. No matterhow flat it flops, do you think Lieu-tenant Putz is going to report that hisbaby shat the sheets? Or how eagerhi s pat ron t he Anoi nt ed Onewhose shoes Lt. Putz polishes willbe to admit, my boy Putz screwedthe pooch on this one. Oh, it will bea big success officially. It will diequietly in a corner with a plastic dry-cleaning bag over its head, but it willgo down in the archives as the equiv-alent of splitting the atom or curingprostate cancer.WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 53sequoia blankenshipJACOPsec2 5/22/07 7:30 PM Page 53Istood looking at thetracks in the dust underthe highway bridge. The RioGrande River was only a mile orso away and this bridge was on the highwayparalleling the River.This was the third time Id seen these same tracks.They always came from the river to this spot, milledaround for a while in a hidden area just off the highway,smoked Delicados cigarettes, and returned to the river.Where they rested something in bundles on the ground wefound the imprint of burlap. It was obvious these men,usually either 4 or 5 ofthem, were bringing some-thing up from the river to thisbridge over Pinto Creek and meetinga vehicle. What they were bringing wasopen to conjecture, but it was an absolute certainty itwas contraband, and about a 95 percent probability it wasdrugs. An interesting item was it always seemed to happenThursday night.My partner and I followed the tracks back to the riverto confirm which crossing they were using. Then, afterreturning to the Border Patrol office, I wrote an intelli-Followinga trail ismuch easierwith the lightdirectly in front.54 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007SIGNCUTTSIGNCUTTJACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:50 AM Page 54gence report describing our findings,i ncl udi ng t he number of men, adescription of the tracks, the esti-mated time of night it took place, andthe Thursday night routine. Severalweeks later, thanks to our informa-t i on, a di fferent crew caught t hesmugglers and a vehicle with a largeload of Marijuana.NecessityThis was one of many times I wasable to use my ability to track (calledsigncutting in the Border Patrol) togather intelligence and informationabout illegal operations. I used thisskill to make cases on drug smug-gl ers, al i en smuggl ers, burgl ars,poachers and peeping toms. Everycop, whether state, local, or federal,should be taught the art of signcutting,and for a Border Patrol agent its anabsolute necessity.The reason its called signcuttingand not tracking is you may follow atrail quite a distance without seeing adistinct track. Instead, youre fol-lowing signs of the person passingthrough the area. This can be almostanything from dew knocked off theRIGHT: Rocks will usuallyhave a light side and a darkside. This rock was recentlyturned over to expose thedarker underside.WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 55ABOVE: If you look closely youwill see that the grass is pressed down in the foreground, indi-cating the direction the personwho made this trail was traveling.ABOVE: This is a trail. Thereare no tracks but there is suf-cient sign to follow. With thescuff marks and the turnedover rock we can determinethat this trail was made by ahuman and not an animal. LEFT: While you can follow this trail the side lighting makes itmore of a challenge. Steve LaMascusTTING101TTING 101JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:51 AM Page 5556 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007grass, to mashed ant mounds or scuffmarks on rocks.Believe it or not, you can eventrack men across a paved road. Theydbeen walking in a well-worn cattletrail and their shoes were covered withcaliche dust. When they walked acrossthe black asphalt, they left vaguewhite marks on the oily surface. It waseasy to see if you knew what you werelooking for.The truth is, the best signcuttersdont see anything anyone else doesntsee. The difference is in being able torecognize it as sign. An observantperson will pick up the skill ratherquickly, but it takes a long time to getreally adept at it.Whats Going On?Many years ago I was working witha new man when we got a call a groupof illegal aliens had been seen at a cer-tain spot. When we got to the locationI stuck my head out the window of theRam Charger and drove slowly downthe dirt road, It was a misty, rainy dayin January. Finally, I found where thegroup crossed the fence. There wasmud all over the fence and a muddytrail heading east a child could havefol l owed. I got out , grabbed mywal ki ng st i ck, t ol d t he t rai nee t ocome on and took off on the trail ata dogtrot.For a mile or so the trail was easy,with dirt and mud rubbed off on thewet dead grass and an occasional gobof mud where it had fallen off ofsomeones shoe. Then we hit a hardspot with no vegetation and solidgravel; the aliens shoes had cakedwith mud and were leaving almost nosign on the hard surface. Id slowed toa slow walk trying to work out the trailwhen the trainee came up behind me,cleared his throat and said, Just whatare we doi ng, anyway? It neverdawned on me he wouldnt see thesign or realize we were following thetrail of a group of men.AgeThe fi rst t hi ng i n t racki ng i slearning to determine how old sign is.Ive seen the movies where the herolooks at the tracks and says, Um,fresh tracks. Not more than an hourold. I guess, maybe, there are a fewmen out there who are that good, butIve never met one. The best most ofus can tell you is the tracks are old,fresh, very fresh, or smokin. In mostsituations we can determine if thetracks were made last night; weremade after dew fell or are too old tomess with. If anyone ever tells you thetracks are exactly 3 hours old, heseither the best there is or hes full ofbeans and Ill bet on the latter.ColorWe use t he t erm col or t odescribe the look of a fresh track. Afresh track has a sheen to it thats lostrather quickly. How quickly dependsof the type of soil and the weather. Ifits windy, the tracks will blur outquickly. If its sunny the sun will dryout the tracks and theyll rapidly losetheir sheen. If its damp and foggybut not raining, the tracks will holdtheir color and shape much longer.Sandy soil holds tracks well whendamp, but not when i t s dry andloose. Tracks in grainy dirt alwayslook older. Practice teaches you thesethings and many more, but you haveto pay attention.Grass TrailsA grass trail is a trail goingthrough grass obviously. When aperson walks through grass he bends itin the direction hes walking, changingthe color of the grass and revealing itslighter underside. The grass will holdthis bend for a long time, especially ifits green making the trail obvious.Grass trails are easy to follow, espe-cially if its wet with dew. An experi-enced pilot can follow a grass trail forContinued on page 62JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:52 AM Page 56Rob GarrettSome 20-plus years ago, Iwrote my first article enti-tled, Showdown With TheGood Guys. The articlecovered guidelines for off-duty cops involved in anarmed confrontation. Therst consideration I listedwas the decision to become involvedor be a good witness. The second wasthe ability to be clearly identified asgood guy when the troops showed up.Very little had been written about off-duty encoun-ters and nothing was being taught in most of theacademies. The thought of our families becomingtargets because of our career was far from ourminds unless you worked gangs in LAor Miami.On January 30, 2007, in Jackson County Florida,the wife of Sheriff John McDaniel was stalked and murdered.The two suspects, one a convicted felon and the othera murder suspect followed MillieMcDaniel home. News reportsstated the suspectsentered the McDanielhome but not before Mrs.McDaniel called her hus-band for help. Ashort timelater both Mrs. McDanieland the first respondingdeputy were shot to death.The Sheriff and other deputieskilled both suspects in the ensuinggunfight. An e-mail I receivedfrom a fellow officer reportedammunition; latex gloves, bleach,vinegar, handcuffs, duct tape andtrash bags were found in the sus-pects vehicle.A Somber DiscussionOur innocence was also lostin April of 1999, when DylanKlebold and Eric Harris mas-sacred 12 students and oneteacher at ColumbineHigh School. At the timeof Columbine my chil-dren were 11 and 15. Pre-viously, my instructionsto them had been to neverget in a strangers car orunlock the door foranyone other than family.The night after theColumbine murders, I satdown with the kids and had avery somber discussion. I toldthem if the situation looked bad like Columbine I would ratherthey try something, anything, as longas they went down fighting. In otherwords never give up. That conversa-tion had a very sobering effect on my wife and me.Loose LipsOff-duty safety is now taught in most acade-mies. However, we now have an obliga-tion to include our families in ourpreparation. Our schools, churches andcommunities have effective child safetyprograms. But Dont talk to strangersis only a beginning. Our families shouldbe very careful about what they tell othersabout where we work. There are predatorslooking to settle a score with law enforcement anda family is an easy target. My husband/wifeworks for the city, county, or state government isa safe answer. Dont advertise a law enforcementconnection. In the past, FOP and PBS tagemblems were a source of pride. Initially theThin Blue Line decals were for us to recognizeeach other. Now, they may serve to bringunwanted attention to our families. Loose thebumper stickers, emblems and decals.Shoot Me First ApparelOff-duty cops who wear clothing identi-fying them as law enforcement are makingSECURIT YPLANSFORTHOSEMOSTPRECIOUSTO YOUMy DaddyIs On TheXYZ PDSWATWWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 57FamilyFirstJACOPsec2 5/22/07 7:02 PM Page 5758 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007themselves, and their family, a target.Whats worse is many of them areunarmed! Save the t-shirts and embroi-dered golf shirts for the range ortraining days. Theyre not called shootme rst shirts for nothing. Even moreimportant, dont let your spouse or chil-dren wear clothing connecting them tolaw enforcement. Several years ago, Isaw a ve or six-year old boy wearing at-shirt that said, My Daddy is on theXYZ PD SWAT Team. Imagine ameth head seeing that at the local mall.Noun Or Verb?The Internet is a huge source ofinformation. Google yourself and youmay nd your name listed in the min-utes of the last PTA meeting or whereyou placed in the local IDPA match.Some of this we cant help. However,we can be careful about what we placethere. Caution your children not to putpersonal information on My Space,Facebook or any Web sites. Theyshouldnt list names of brothers and sis-ters, the type car they drive and otherinformation to make it easy forsomeone to track them down.Practice Makes PerfectWeve used crisis rehearsal as atraining technique for years. If theresa robbery at the 1st National Bank atBroad and 10th, where will I park toWhen you need to use a knife you need it sharp and a sharp knife is safer as well as more efcient. 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Teachthem awareness of their surroundings.Ask what type and color is the carbehind them and what does the driverlook like?CodesHave an emergency code with youfamily alerting them to danger. An easyone to remember is to use their middlename. If you call them by their middlename, theyre to do exactly what yousay no questions just do it.Whatever the code, it shouldnt alertthe bad guy.Make sure family members have anemergency notication number listed intheir cell phone. For children, Momand Dad work well. For adults, itshould be labeled emergencies.Always Fight Always WinOne hard and fast rule, never allowyourself to be taken into a vehicle or abuilding. Several years ago, a youngwoman was kidnapped from a localmall parking lot, taken to a desertedarea, raped and murdered. I told myfamily she had no hope of help onceshe got into the car. Scream to alertanyone and fight back to discouragethe attacker. If youre shot or stabbedin a public area you can still get help.As Dave Grossman would say, dontbe a sheep. OC or firearms may beappropriate for your family dependingon local laws and other factors.Rehearse and train.Trust Your InstinctsTell your loved ones to trust theirinstincts about people and events. Ifthey think theyre being followed,dont go home go to a safe publiclocation or keep driving while calling911. If they meet someone who givesthem the creeps, dont second-guessyourself into making a bad decision act accordinglyIf you do need to become involvedin an incident have a plan for familymembers. They should go to a safeplace, and not be a spectator. Cellphones will make linking back upwith them relatively easy. Tell themnot to make statements like, Are yougoing do something or Do you haveyour gun.This is just a starting point to buildyour own familysafety plan.Thanks to John Williams, LosAngeles County Sheriff s Department,and ILEETA for much of this material.60 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007*1- 877- 454- 4450Order your test & evaluation light today.www.FirstLightCop.comITS NOT WHATOUR LIGHTCAN DO...Every task. Every weapon.Every situation.Every time. The Liberator

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Shine itstraight down and the tracks disappear.RocksAlmost all rocks have two differentsides. The up side is one color; the sideagainst the ground is another. When aperson walks across gravel or rockyground hes going to kick over rocks,revealing the underside. This can help infollowing the trail. However, its very dif-cult to follow a trail relying strictly onoverturned rocks. In areas where theres alot of livestock, its almost impossible aslivestock will also turn over stones.Horses in particular can fool even agood tracker. They have a one-piecehoof. A small horse leaves a tracklooking exactly like the print of a bootheel. This can confuse anyone when thetracking is difcult.The best thing to do is find a goodtracker and get him to teach you. It willshorten your learning curve by years.Learning to track on your own takesmore time than most of us have to give,but the skill is one that can beworth its weight in gold. *SIGNCUTTING 101Continued from page 5662 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007When tracking, itsalways easier to see thetracks if the light isfrom ahead. If the sun islow on the horizon andthe trail is headedtoward it, you cansometimes see tracksshining like neon for along distance ahead.JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:52 AM Page 62The chief will sign an order toC.O.s requiring monthly reports on thestatus of the MBP and improvements inmorale, or, why morale isntimproving. In that case, the C.O. isdirected to identify the guilty partiesresponsible and list actions taken topunish them. I kid you not, kids. If heor she doesnt report positively on themiraculous upswing in morale, the nextvisitors in their office will be the castand crew of The Spanish Inquisition.That lonely C.O., faced with theugly inevitability of a fait accomplifake-MBP, will pass out the CleanedYour Plate pins, and shufe and dealthe framed Stayed Awake in Trainingcerticates with about the same enthu-siasm as a man passing a kidney stone.And the troops will feel like that kidneystone being passed.When agencies set out to enactMBPs, they wind up enforcing them.Elephant-Sex & Cuff-KeysYou cant bui l d moral e wi t hmorale-building programs. Moralecant be manufactured, but it can benourished even nursed back tohealth from a near-death state. It cantbe made, but it sure as hell can bedestroyed. Youve got to have people,programs, and pol i ci es t hat rai semorale by supporting, defending, andhonoring those who go out on thestreet and do the job. Then, if yougive cops the right guidance, clearmissions and honest feedback, theyllraise their own morale. Thats allmost cops want and need. Thats whythey became cops.Hey, you do what you can. Ifmorale is suffering due to low pay,low manpower, a lack of politicalbacking from the brass, equipmentissues or other elephant-sex factors(describes things occurring at veryhigh levels, involving massive, pon-derous movement, loud trumpeting,and trampling of small critters under-foot) then there may not be a greatdeal you can immediately do aboutrectifying them. But you can pokesome fun at em, get your troopssmiling, and remind them good cops real cops do good work despitethe conditions, not because of them.Can you afford a couple of shinynew handcuff keys and a toy policecar? Got a digital camera? A solderingiron? Some black plastic trash bags anda sack of suckers? In a future issuewere going to go where only thebrave, the bold, and the slightly crazydare to tread. Yeah, this is a two-parter. 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Are you sayingyou think the legal immigrant commu-nity doesnt have the intellect or emo-tional stability to understand?Racial ProlingOfficers stopping people solelybecause of race is egregious, intolerablebehavior. But now, ofcers are trackedon the demographics of their stops.Insane. The measure is probable cause not color. If the cop has legitimateprobable cause, then worrying about thesuspects race is simply administrativecowardice. Acrook is a crook. I just loveTSA and the airports nowadays, dontyou? The same applies to the eld.For those administrators who worryabout everything and are on the road toulcers, high blood pressure and heartproblems, Im not suggesting cops bepermitted to do whatever they want far from it. When a cop does some-thing outrageous, fire him. Thats theanswer not rules limiting andendangering everyone.Do Nothing Police CulturePolice administrators need to look inthe mirror and ask why some of theseunprofessional incidents occur. Much hasto do with the department itself. Hiringthe wrong people. Hiring for the wrongreason. Retaining people that shouldntbe retained. Ignoring problem people.Transferring problems around. Ninetypercent of the people about whom weshould be concerned are in these cate-gories. If we dealt with them, many ofthese incidents wouldnt occur in the rstplace. Instead, we bemoan what happensand then take actions potentially under-mining our officers safety and permitcriminality in the name of relation-ships. No wonder weve seen the rise ofde-policing. 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Everyoneinside is murdered in a hail of bullets.Hiding in vehicles appearing disabledand abandoned, parked off to the side ofthe road, terrorists strafe vehicles as theypass. Alternatively, from moving vehi-cles, terrorists strafe vehicles they catch-up with. Theyre also fond of carryingout drive-by shootings of pedestrians,storefronts and stationary vehicles.MethodsWhats characteristic of all theseattacks is the terrorists carrying-out theattacks contemplate and plan escaperoutes. They select the site of attackbased on its immediate access to anescape route. Shootings carried out byterrorists on foot usually take placeimmediately adjacent to a terroristfriendly neighborhood. Before policecan respond to the scene, hes changedhis shirt, ditched the gun and is walkingdown the street like any other personout for a stroll.Attacks using vehicles will occurat l ocat i ons near i nt ersect i onsoffering a choice escape routes. Eachroute will provide quick access tofriendly areas where they can hidetheir vehicle from police helicoptersand walk to a safe house.Theres another category of attacks sniping. These terrorists will behighly procient, rst-class marksmen.Theyll possess top-of-the-line rifles,specifically made and tuned for long-range accuracy with ammunitionmatched to the rifle and possiblycustom hand-loads. Theyll target vic-tims using high power binoculars andscopes during daylight hours and nightvision optics after dark. Snipers willre from all manner of concealed posi-tions. Mothers and children are mostsought-after targets; firing at them atnight through illuminated windows intheir home.Expect the terrorist sniper to haveabsorbed every bit of knowledge pos-sible from books about sniping. Iftheres a situation where it takes oneto catch one, this is it. Bring in yoursniping professional ASAP.Die In PlaceLast and most deadly of attacksusing rearms are those where the ter-rorists never contemplate or planescape because they dont need one. A terrorist dressed in casual clothesTERRORIST ATTACKSContinued from page 49Are you are tired of compromising on your choice of off duty or concealed carry weapon and caliber? Then you owe it to yourself and those you protect to try a CrossBreed! Are you are tired of compromising on your comfort to carry a larger sidearm? Then you owe it to yourself to try a CrossBreed! Find out just how comfortable to carry and easy to conceal a more controllable, more effective sidearm can be with a CrossBreed tuckable IWB or pancake OWB holster!Mark & Crew - I have had my crossbreed holster about a month now - it is, without a doubt, the most comfortable IWBholster I`ve ever vorn rn my 15 years rn lavenforcement. 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A red light causeda passenger packed bus t o st opdirectly in front of the terrorist. Hestepped into the street, stood in thet raffi c l ane next t o t he bus andremoved an M16 from the bag andstarted methodically firing into thebus, from one end of the bus to theother and back again. Then instead ofmaking the 20-yard dash to an escaperoute, he remained standing in themiddle of the street and swapped hisempty magazine for a full one. Beforehe could hit his bolt release, he wasshot dead.In another incident the terrorist wasdropped-off by his handlers and as hehad repeatedly practiced on the verysame streets, he leisurely strolled downthe two blocks to Jerusalems MainStreet in the heart of downtown. Hewaited patiently until there was novehicular traffic blocking fields of fireup and down Main. As if J-walking, hebegan to cross, but stopped half wayacross, uncovered the AK secured onhis back under a windbreaker.He fires at folks in the street,changes magazines and fires at shop-pers in nearby stores; changes maga-zines again and exchanges re with twoarmed civilians. Its now well over 90seconds since he red his rst shot, buthe doesnt attempt to escape. He simplymoves out of the middle of the streetand positions himself in front of astorefront. Before he completes hisfourth magazine change hes shot deadby Border Police.The area is cleared and the BombSquad robot is brought in to check thebody for concealed explosive devices.When its clear from the circumstancesof the shooting attack the terroristscould have no reasonable expectation ofescaping or show no desire to escape,consider them to be wearingan explosive garment.WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM 69*Expect the terroristsniper to haveabsorbed every bit ofknowledge possiblefrom books aboutsniping. 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All the groups were withinthe size of a st, but I think the biggestlimiting factor on group size was myeyes rather than the loads.After shooting from the bench, Imoved out to the square range and shotfrom the three, ve and seven yard linesat multiple targets doing a variety ofdrills. Mostly it was fast paced shootingand reloading with just enough time inbetween to load the ve magazines I hadwith me. I mixed up the ammo quite abit and it shot everything I had withoutso much as a burp. It just purred along,steadily firing a range of Black Hillsloads including 230 gr. FMJ, 230 gr.JHP, 185 gr. JHP, as well as Cor-Bon230 gr. FMJ, American Eagle 230 gr.FMJ, Federal 230 gr. +P HST, Win-chester 230 gr. SXT, and some oldTaurus 185 gr. Solid copper Hex bul-lets. This shooting session was veryrelaxing and therapeutic for me. It gaveme an opportunity to remember why the1911 is one of the most popular hand-guns in history and why everyoneshould have at least one in their arsenal.Hell, its practically un-American not to.Patrol ReadyFor those who work nights and havecome to expect a light mounted on theirgun when they pull it out in the dark,Les now offers the Baer 1911 UltimateRecon Pistol. Its very similar to theCustom Carry except it is built on aNM Caspian frame with an integralM1913 rail system thats actually partof the frame. The Recon Pistol comesstandard with a SureFire X-200 lightbut other lights can be substituted.When you buy a gun from Les BaerCustom youre not just buying a preci-sion custom rearm, youre buying 25+years of experience and customer satis-faction. These guns are precision madeand totally reliable. This is a 1911 Idtake to the eld. 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The All-Ready First AidSystem is patented technology that meets and exceeds OSHAstandards.Its injury specic and delivers easy access to the supplies youll need.The system uses a patented process of visual prompts and guides to helpyou quickly identify the supply pack and instructions youll need. Theicons and color-coding direct you to the right care pack and the step-by-step illustrated instructions help you to provide proper treatment. It shouldbe in the trunk of every cruiser and your POV too.For More Info: www.elmridgeprotection.comLifeAct Guardian Angel The new LifeAct Guardian Angel renders conventional pepper spraysobsolete and stops threats at a safe distance. Its small and light enough tobe easily carried pocket or a purse The integral clip can also secure it to abelt. The Guardian Angel contains two cylinders with powerful concen-trations of near pharmaceutical grade OC (take two blasts and just try tocall me in the morning). Its driven by pyrotechnic charges so the solu-tion travels at 90 MPH for about 13' maintaining enough energy to wraparound glasses or even penetrate a facemask. The effect is immediate andlasts for up to 45 minutes. Unlike some conventional sprays, theGuardian Angel doesnt lose pressure over time. An inert orangeGuardian Angel training unit with blue marker dye isalso available.For More Info: www.kimberamerica.comA COMPLETELY SUBJECTIVE LOOK AT THINGS I LIKE*JACOPsec2 5/22/07 1:53 AM Page 8182 WWW.AMERI CANCOPMAGAZI NE.COM J ULY/AUGUST 2007DAVE DOUGLASI NSI DERRUMINATIONS Continues on page 81INSIDERRUMINATIONSINSIDERRUMINATIONSThe rst thing I did after writing this installmentof Toro Caca was ask my friend and partner,Roy Huntington, if I should have the corporateattorneys look it over before we published it. Icould see the color drain from his face like pulling thedrain plug on the kitchen sink, beads of sweat formed onhis brow, his mouth went dry as West Texas and his kneesbegan to quiver. It wasnt a pleasant sight to see a formerlyI NSI DERRUMINATIONS Continues on page 81stoic and grown man reduced to a babbling glob. He recov-ered quickly and said, Ah shit Douglas, whatd you dothis time?I showed him this former cops Web site and told him, Icalled this sorry excuse for a human a no good-motherless-perverted-hairy-tumor and pimple on the ass of progress. Sounds good to me anything else? He shot back. Nope, thats about it, I said.According to his Web site:Barry Cooper brings excitement and energy to any roomhe inhabits. His bold in your face style of teaching is alwaysincorporated with humor. Barry uses this charismatic humorToro CacaAsmall group of police snipers started a program calledAdopt A Sniper in late 2003. Initially it was a simplerequest for assistance among cop friends deployedwith their National Guard or Reserve Units inAfghanistan and other trouble spots around the globe.As the war in Afghanistan stabilized and the war in Iraqprogressed, the urban mission profiles of police and mili-tary snipers were found to significantly overlap and theequipment necessary was virtually identical. Militarysnipers requested assistance from their SWAT sniperfriends for specialized gear better suited for this new mis-sion since they were unable to be supplied by the militaryfor a variety of reasons.Many military snipers and designated marksmen are stillspending their own funds and enlisting their families andfriends for gear and getting it to them in the middle of awar zone. Unfortunately, many still go without gear theydesperately need, due to the expense.Using contacts throughout the US police and militarysniper communities, the police snipers were able to obtainoverseas addresses and began sending desperately neededgear and supplies specically tailored to the sniper mission.Due to the immediate unity and lifelong bonds formedbetween the two groups of professional American snipers(most of whom had never met), the name of the organizationwas ofcially changed to AmericanSnipers.org.AmericanSnipers.org makes no distinction between thefull-edgedsniper teams andthe designatedmarksmen of the mechanized,mortar and cavalry units. Like their full-edged sniperbrethren, theyre also assigned the daunting task of denyingemplacement of IEDs. Designated marksmen often do asnipers job, without the training and ancillary gear normallyassociated with the infantry sniper MOS. Usually, theyreassigned to a Stryker or other non-infantry unit and equippedwith an M14 rie thats older than their parents. Actual sniperrelated gear isnt available to these men who often must liter-ally do something with nothing. But, theyre doing the jobregardless of the obstacles presented them sound familiar?AmericanSnipers.org is entirely funded by civic donations.Twelve police and military snipers from across the UnitedStates staff it. Every penny goes to purchasing gear, shippingcharges and/or fundraisers and all the donated gear goesdirectly to a US military sniper platoon or individual sniperdeployed abroad. The organization is qualied as a 501C3 non-prot and receipts for donations are sent upon request. Not oneperson receives a salary or kickback in any form whatsoeverand the entire effort is conducted on the staffs own time.Go to their Web site at www.AmericanSnipers.org and ifyou can, assist the program with a contribution of money orgear. 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